Memories

It will not wither

It's not a newspaper

Like a novel it's to stay

Not disappear in yesterday.

It will not burn

It’s not a candle

Like the sun it's to flame and remain

Light up your dark space again.

It will not come and go

It’s not a sporadic rainbow

Like a canvas with its glow and hues

It’s sure to rest inside you.

It will not sing only in Noël*

It’s not a carol by a seasonal Koel*  

Like the daily chirps whistling into years

It will ring and nest in your ears.

Memories murmuring moments

Mellow, merge, misunderstand, marry

Meanings, moods meander, mock, melt
Moving minds, mingle, mar, make merry.

Note:

1. Noël - Christmas

2. Koel - The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. The Asian koel is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults. The name koel is echoic in origin with several language variants. The bird is a widely used symbol in Indian poetry.